Re: "CodingStyle: Clarify and complete chapter 7" in docs-next (was Re: [PATCH 03/47] block-rbd: Adjust the position of a jump label in rbd_header_from_disk())

[Joe Perches]

On Tue, 2016-09-20 at 01:11 +0100, Al Viro wrote:
> IMO what we need is to go through all rules in CodingStyle and if for
> some rule there is no overwhelming majority in the core kernel, well,
> the list has grown way too large and could use massive trimming.

I'm in complete agreement.

I also think that checkpatch's ERROR/WARNING/CHECK message naming is
far too severe and injunctive and could use a renaming to something
more silly, bug related and less commanding like FLEAS/GNATS/NITS.